BBC World Service Australasia Schedule Wednesday 10 March 2021

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Arts Hour—Singer and broadcaster Cerys Matthews
  
  Nikki Bedi talks to singer, broadcaster, author and poetry-lover Cerys Matthews (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—WHO: One in three women experience violence
  
  Almost 1,000 women were victims of femicide in Mexico in 2020
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Jewher Ilham: Fears for her Uighur family in China
  
  What hope for human rights for Uighurs living in Xinjiang province?
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/03/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  Project 17—Goal 8: Decent work
  
  Seventeen-year-old Ruhani looks at job opportunities for young people in Bangladesh
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—I hated the word 'albino'
  
  Mala Bhargava learned to accept her white hair and skin when her face became famous (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Cixi: China's most powerful woman
  
  She was the power behind the Chinese throne for decades (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  The Compass—Under the Canopy, Forests of science and knowledge
  
  Radical new ways of recognising forests as communities of mutually supportive trees
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/03/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—The cost of bias in AI fintech
  
  Bias in AI fintech is affecting money lending. (R)
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Meghan and Harry interview: Palace taking race issues 'very seriously'
  
  The British Royal Family has responded to allegations of racism raised by the Sussexes
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Myanmar coup: military reportedly forces railway workers to end strike
  
  Tensions rise as striking railway workers say they are forced back to work at gunpoint
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Ten years on: How Syria's war has affected its youth
  
  The International Red Cross reflects the lives of young Syrians in a new survey
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Jewher Ilham: Fears for her Uighur family in China
  
  What hope for human rights for Uighurs living in Xinjiang province? (R)
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/03/2021 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—Lab grown meat: The new food frontier?
  
  Are lab grown chicken nuggets the ultimate innovation or a flash in the pan?
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Jane: The underground abortion network
  
  How feminists ended up performing abortions for women in 1960s America
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Compass—Under the Canopy, Forests of science and knowledge
  
  Radical new ways of recognising forests as communities of mutually supportive trees (R)
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/03/2021 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  Project 17—Goal 8: Decent work
  
  Seventeen-year-old Ruhani looks at job opportunities for young people in Bangladesh (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Tsitsi Dangarembga: Nervous Conditions
  
  Tsitsi Dangarembga talks about her coming-of-age novel Nervous Conditions (R)
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—10/03/2021 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/03/2021 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  Digital Planet—The cost of bias in AI fintech
  
  Bias in AI fintech is affecting money lending. (R)
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The photoshoot that helped me grieve for my baby
  
  A gifted photoshoot provided Ashley Jones comfort after her daughter died at 21 months
3. 12:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Jane: The underground abortion network
  
  How feminists ended up performing abortions for women in 1960s America (R)
4. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—10/03/2021 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/03/2021 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  
  Project 17—Goal 8: Decent work
  
  Seventeen-year-old Ruhani looks at job opportunities for young people in Bangladesh (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—'I was told to shoot protesters - I refused'
  
  Police from Myanmar tell the BBC they fled to India after refusing to carry out orders.
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Jewher Ilham: Fears for her Uighur family in China
  
  What hope for human rights for Uighurs living in Xinjiang province? (R)
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/03/2021 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—Action sought on Indian Ocean tuna
  
  The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission is meeting this week to try and protect the fish species
14. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Coronavirus conversations: Developing Pfizer's vaccine
  
  The personal story of one of the team behind the Pfizer / BioNTech jab
16. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 17:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Brazil Covid hospitals 'close to collapse'
  
  Experts are warning the highly contagious variant is a "threat to humanity"
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The photoshoot that helped me grieve for my baby
  
  A gifted photoshoot provided Ashley Jones comfort after her daughter died at 21 months (R)
3. 18:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Jane: The underground abortion network
  
  How feminists ended up performing abortions for women in 1960s America (R)
4. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—10/03/2021 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/03/2021 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2021/03/10 GMT
  
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
8. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—10/03/2021 20:06 GMT
  
  Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  The Compass—Under the Canopy, Forests of science and knowledge
  
  Radical new ways of recognising forests as communities of mutually supportive trees (R)
12. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/03/2021 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 21:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Do vaccines cure Long Covid?
  
  Long Covid and vaccines, blood transfusion myths, and Migraines
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—10/03/2021 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:20GMT
  
  Sports News—10/03/2021 GMT
  
  BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
17. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/03/2021 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
18. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—US House approves $1.9tn stimulus package
  
  US House of Representatives approve President Biden's Covid-19 stimulus package
19. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—10/03/2021 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
20. 23:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Jewher Ilham: Fears for her Uighur family in China
  
  What hope for human rights for Uighurs living in Xinjiang province? (R)
21. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—10/03/2021 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
22. 23:32GMT
  
  Project 17—Goal 8: Decent work
  
  Seventeen-year-old Ruhani looks at job opportunities for young people in Bangladesh (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/03/2021 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Artists at Work—Tsitsi Dangarembga: Nervous Conditions
  
  Tsitsi Dangarembga talks about her coming-of-age novel Nervous Conditions (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/03/2021 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  Big Boss Interview—Biden's $1.9tn stimulus package wins Congress approval
  
  President Joe Biden's relief bill to help Americans deal with the impact of the pandemic
5. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/03/2021 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 02:06GMT
  
  The Inquiry—Is Antifa the threat it’s made out to be?
  
  What is the truth about the anti-fascist group dividing America?
7. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/03/2021 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 02:32GMT
  
  The Food Chain—Is it time to add vitamin D to food?
  
  Coronavirus has strengthened calls for action on the 'sunshine vitamin' problem
9. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/03/2021 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The photoshoot that helped me grieve for my baby
  
  A gifted photoshoot provided Ashley Jones comfort after her daughter died at 21 months (R)
11. 03:50GMT
  
  Witness History—Jane: The underground abortion network
  
  How feminists ended up performing abortions for women in 1960s America (R)
12. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/03/2021 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
13. 04:06GMT
  
  Assignment—The disinformation dragon
  
  China’s new strategy of promoting disinformation in the West through social media
14. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—11/03/2021 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
15. 04:32GMT
  
  Health Check—Do vaccines cure Long Covid?
  
  Long Covid and vaccines, blood transfusion myths, and Migraines (R)
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—11/03/2021 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Covid-19: United Nations call for stateless people to be vaccinated
  
  Remember the 80 million refugees and displaced people around the world, says UN

Thursday 11 March 2021

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